Organizations Filed Purposes:
ANIMEALS SERVES THE ENTIRE STATE. ANIMEALS' MISSION IS TO SAVE THE HUNGRY, THE HELPLESS, THE LOST, AND THE LITTLE ONES STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE; TO HOUSE AND FEED AS MANY ANIMALS AS POSSIBLE; TO EASE THE SUFFERING OF THE WEAK AND UNLOVED; TO BUILD A NO-KILL SANCTUARY, A NO-KILL COMMUNITY, AND REALIZE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A NO-KILL NATION.
ANIMEALS EXISTS AS A FOOD BANK FOR ANIMALS AND A NO-KILL ADOPTION CENTER FOR WESTERN MONTANA.
ADOPTION CENTER: THE ADOPTION CENTER TAKES IN CATS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES AND WORKS TO FIND THEM A NEW HOME. THE CENTER HOUSES 55 CATS ANY ONE TIME OF ALL AGES, SIZES, AND BREEDS. ANIMEALS CHARGES A ONE-TIME ADOPTION FEE THAT INCLUDES SPAY/NEUTER, DE-WORMING, MICRO-CHIP, AND VACCINATIONS. ANIMEALS ACCEPTS ANY CAT IN IMMINENT DANGER. ANIMEALS IS THE ONLY AGENCY IN THE MISSOULA AREA THAT ACTIVELY RESCUES ANIMALS IN CRISIS. DURING 2020, ANIMEALS SUCCESSFULLY DID TRAP-NEUTER-RELEASE SERVICES ON A COLONY OF 42 CATS. IN ADDITION, ANIMEALS OPERATES A BARN CAT RELOCATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HOMES TO CATS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERPETUALLY HOMELESS. IN 2020 ANIMEALS TOOK IN 322 CATS. OF THIS TOTAL 71 CATS WERE TAKEN IN FROM OTHER SHELTERS, WHILE 9 ANIMALS WERE LATER RECLAIMED BY THEIR OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY, ANIMEALS WAS ABLE TO PLACE 270 CATS IN NEW HOMES. ANIMEALS ALSO MAINTAINS A "HONEY FUND" WHICH PROVIDES MONEY TO PEOPLE IN NEED WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR VETERINARY BILLS. TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE, ANIMEALS ACCEPTS REFERRALS DIRECTLY FROM VETERINARIANS. DURING 2020, ANIMEALS SPENT $1,386 FROM THE HONEY FUND. THE DREAM IS TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE LAND TO BUILD A NEW SHELTER WHERE THE ORGANIZATION CAN MORE ADEQUATELY FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY ANIMALS WE SERVE.
ANIMAL FOOD BANK: ANIMEALS FOOD BANK COVERS MORE GROUND THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL FOOD BANK IN THE COUNTRY, SPANNING APPROXIMATELY 147,000 SQUARE MILES IN MONTANA AND PARTS OF IDAHO. THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ANIMEALS FREES UP MONEY AT THE SHELTERS AND RESCUES THAT CAN THEN BE USED FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS. THIS ILLUSTRATES THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF THE ASSISTANCE ANIMEALS PROVIDES TO THESE SHELTERS AND RESCUES. SINCE INCEPTION, ANIMEALS HAS PROVIDED OVER 783 TONS OF FOOD TO APPROXIMATELY 53 ANIMAL SHELTERS AND RESCUES. THE FAMILIES IN CRISIS PROGRAM PROVIDES PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN LIFE (I.E. JOB LOSS, MEDICAL ISSUES, ETC.) AND CANNOT AFFORD TO CARE FOR THEIR PETS. ANIMEALS PROVIDES HELP TO THESE FAMILIES AS LONG AS IT TAKES FOR THEM TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. ANIMEALS HAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 90 FAMILIES IN THIS PROGRAM.ANIMEALS WORKS WITH 14 AGING SERVICES AGENCIES TO HELP THE HOME BOUND DISABLED WITH PET FOOD AND MEDICAL NEEDS FOR THEIR PETS. ANIMEALS HAS PROVIDED SUCH ASSISTANCE TO OVER 100 PEOPLE IN THIS PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Diane Denessen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1 | $23,164 |
| Burt Cole | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| William Newman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Bergeson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Rideg | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Boone Jensen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Mumm | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Karyn Moltzen | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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